I just wrote to Tanner and discovered that there is not a lot to say about this week. Not because we didn't do anything, just because most of what we did was routine and not exciting to write about.
I do have a lot of pictures, though!
Saturday was busy because besides all the usual chores we had to do, we all got haircuts that morning. Then that evening was our ward temple night, so Frank and I went.
Frank wasn't sure he was going to make it...his back was hurting a lot...but he went anyway and I really enjoyed it a lot more than I would have if he hadn't been there. We had a small group show up from our ward. Afterwards, we stopped for dinner with two other couples and that was fun.
Sunday Frank was hurting a lot so he only went to Sacrament Meeting. He had already asked someone else to substitute his class for him since his back had been giving him a lot of trouble all week. I think my talk went pretty well...at least, I had a number of people afterwards thank me for it, and a few even said it really helped them. So that was nice to hear. I talked longer than I should have, though. The choir sang that day also, and Jared directed us. He did a good job. We sang "Faith in Every Footstep". I did a food order that evening, so besides all my usual meetings, that made for a busy day.
I had the usual chores Monday and Tuesday and I was also trying to finish preparing my lesson for this Sunday and finish up VT changes so that I would have more time to spend with Ben's family. I did get the lesson finished up on Tuesday but not the VT changes. I got those done yesterday, though.
I went to lunch with my friend Rebekah on Monday, which I always enjoy. She is my listening ear! On Tuesday morning I found this plant (with the note stuck in it) sitting on my doorstep:
I'm totally mystified, but that was very nice of somebody! Although it also made me feel a bit guilty because I was just whining a bit about all my responsibilities to my friend Rebekah the day before! I hope that I am serving willingly most of the time. Just sometimes I get tired! I also had a sister in the ward call me that night, just to check on me and to find out if she could do anything for me. Totally out of the blue! Which was also really nice, even though I couldn't think of anything I needed her to do for me.
Ben's family arrived here safely on Tuesday evening and the cousins tried to out talk each other. :) Seriously, it is great to see them having so much fun together. On Wednesday Frank went to work as usual but the rest of us visited Civil War battlefields. We went to the Monocacy battlefield in the morning and Antietam in the afternoon. Here's a few pictures from Monocacy:
We all fit in our car, so we were able to travel together which was nice. Jared did all the driving to, from, and around Antietam, so he got in about 3 hours of driving time. The drive to Antietam is through beautiful hills and quaint little towns; I loved it! Antietam itself is in a very beautiful area and I took lots of pictures. First we went to the visitor's center and watched a film about the battle. There was a small museum and a gift shop too which we checked out. On the upper level, there is a big observation room with windows all around so you can see the whole surrounding area. We listened to an intern talk all about the battle up in that room. A lot of what he said was a repeat from the film, but he did add in several interesting stories. Here are some pictures from the observation room:
After that, we went on the self guided driving tour around the battlefield. Here are all our pictures from that (It was super beautiful and I took an obnoxious amount of pictures):
We climbed a tower and got some pictures up there. Between the two rows of fences is called "Bloody Lane" because so many people died there. Sad!
At another stop, we saw this guy in a Union uniform re-enact the soldiers crossing Antietam Creek. He's holding a rifle over his head:
On Thursday morning Ben's family, with Jared in tow, left for NYC. It's been pretty quiet around here since then. I've been trying to get caught up on household chores and RS stuff. I got a lot of errands done and Seth had a play date with one of the girls his age in the ward.
Jared has sent me a few pictures and messages, and he seems to be having a great time. Dee sent me a picture of the kids too. They did some sightseeing and shopping yesterday and went to see An American in Paris last night. Jared says the play was amazing! They are doing more sightseeing and shopping today and going to see Aladdin tonight. They will be home tomorrow evening. They did get wet yesterday...a couple of big thunderstorms rolled in (we got them here too). It is a lot less humid today, though, which really helps even though it is still in the 90s. It's amazing what a difference even a small drop in humidity can make!
Frank has been busy with work all week. He went to physical therapy twice and he is doing a lot better than he was at the beginning of the week. He goes twice again next week and then they will evaluate again.
And that is it for this week!
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